Lunch kit.



G. P. ALIENBERG. LUNCH KIT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9. 1 911.

1,276,852. Patented Aug. 27, 191&

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G. P. ALTENBERG.

LUNCH KIT.

APPLICATION FILED rams. m1.

1,276,852 Patentd Au .27,191s.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT oFFioE- "GEORGE P. ALTENBEBG, QIGINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR .TO THE ICY-HO'J. BOTTLE 7 COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

fo it'may' concern: 4 f-i-yBe 1t known that I, Groa'en'P. Aurnnnnne,

it citizen of the. United States, residing at jCincinnati in the county of Hamilton and State of and useful Improvements in Lunch Kits, of

bio, have invented certain new fwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to lunch kits intended'primarily for carrying lunches by workmen or school child'rtn and formse in other relations, and so arranged as to con tain edibles in the body of the kit and a soc'alled vacuum bottle in the top of the kit. It is the object of my invention to pro vide a lunch kit which will be strongly constructed and durable and in which the top is hinged tothe body by means of a hinge which has substantially integral'con 'iection with both the top and the body, and provided with releasable securing means for forming a substantially secure connection between the separating sides of the top and body when the kit is closed.

Myinvention consists further in so conneoting the walls of the top and of the body of the kit, and so relating the same, as to forina-strong and economical structure.

The invention will be further readily understood from the following ,description and claim, and from the drawings, in which latter:

Figure 1-is a front elevation of a lunch kit.

constructed in accordance with my inven tion'.

' Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a. vertical section on the line 3*? of Flg. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal SOCtlml on the 11116.4- 409 .(if Fig. 2, showing a socalled VaCHIiIII b ottle in the top of. the kit.

Fi 5 a vertical section on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a similar View showing the top of the kit in open position.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line '7-7 of Fig. ,4.

Fig- 8 is a fragmentary rear elevation of a. lunch kit, showing the hinge connection between the top find the body of the kit.

Fig. 9 is aidetail vertical section on the line 9-9 of Fig, {1; and,

Fig. 10 is an enlarged section on the line 10,10 of Fig. "2, showing th'e method of] .connectin body pfgt e kit. w

j ,1} represents the t p of the lunch kit and the walls of the top and of the 1917. SerlalNo.1 63,788.

1? the body thereof, to which the top is lunged so as to form a closed receptacle, the top and body'being preferably formed of sheet metal.

' The body is exenn'ilificd as of rectangular construction, comprising a bottom 14 and side-walls 15 formed integral therewith. lllli'l-WilllS 16 are 'formed between the sidewalls and the bottom at each end thereof, the connection betweentheeml-walls and the bottom and side-wal1s preferably comprising a lap-joint. The top of the kit, which is adapted to contain a so-ealled vacuum bot tle' such as shown. at 1.7, is exemplified as comprising a curved crown 18 conforming to the conttjur of the bottle 17, and sidewalls I!) slanting downwardly and outwardly therefrom, and terminating in parallel flanges 20 adapted to fit over the upper ed "es of the side-walls of the body of the kit. he

ends of the top thus torn 1ed, hre instanced as closed by" end-walls 21, preferably connected by lap-joints to the crown an .walls of ,the top.

The 'lap-joint connection between the walls. is exemplified as formed by providing (1 Si dean oil set portionilfi upon each of the Jointing lip 26 upon the end-wall, the lip 27 lying in substantially longitudinal alinement with the end-wall to which it 18 thus connected,

and the end of-il-ip 27.being revers'ely bent as shown at 28,' so as to be received between wall. thus forming a rigid joint,'the said ,joint'being located Within the recess 29 at.

the outer marginal edges of said end-walls 16 and 21.. q The top of the kit as thus constructed, is ada J-ted to be hinged to one of the sidewalls of t 1e body, the hinge connection being prefciably so arranged that when the top is closed, it will extiind over the upper edge of the body a. distance substantially c 11:11.

to the width of flanges 20 of the top.

he hinge connection is instanced as comprising an elongated pin 32 adapted to be received in knuckles 33 which are preferably two in number, formed integralwit-hand projecting in longitudinal spaced relation below the lip 26 and the offsetportion 25 of the end-' The pin 32 is rotatably supported intermediate of knuckles 33 and beyond the ends thereof.

thereof, in cooperating bearings formed in one of the side-walls of the body of the kit a suitable distance below the upper edge The bearings in side-wall 15 for pin 32, are exemplified as comprising outwardly curved longitudinally alined l ia-ringdn'ack ets 34E stamped from wall 15, the brackets beinn spaced from each other by inwardly curred, siiliilarly a-lined grooves 35 which are also stamped in wall 15. (iroores 35 are adapted to-reeeive knuckles F53 of the top, and llearing n-ackets 34 and knuckles are so arranged relative to each other, as to jointlytormeontinuouslongitudinallyaiined bearings for pin the b 'ackets ti-lat the ends of the pin forming retaining walls an for retaining the pin within its bearings. A hinged connection is thus formed between the top and body of the kit, in which the lliligin has substantially integral connection with both top and body, and whereby the top will extend over the edge of the body a substantial distance when closed.

The pivotal axis of the hinge thus formed is in the plane of the outer face of the wall of the body in which the same is located, so that when the top is closed the inner face of the flange 20 from which the hinge depends, will impinge against the outer face of the side-wall ot the body above the hinge. and when the lid is open, the outer face of flange 2-0 will lie against the outer face of the side-wallet the body below the hinge, thus affordingsupport. between the flange of the top and the body throughout. a substantial area proximate to the hinge whether the top be open or closed.

The upper edge of the body and the lower edge of the top are each rerersely bent. inwardly against the mils of said body and top respectively, ttS Sl'lOiYll by the rerersely bent edges 38, 39, (see Fig. 4), which are in such position with relation to the hinge that,

when the top is closed, the reversely bent edges 39 will substantially pass the horizontal plane in which the reversely bent. edges 38 are. located, and both the reversely bent edges 38 and 39 will be located above the pivotal axis of the hinge, affording an exceptionally strong structure, the proximate margins'of the said edges only overlapping,

. thus saving metal.

The orerlapping separating sides of the top and body are enemplified' as provicled ber abutting against the yoke.

The parts of the kit are so designed and arranged. that edibles may be contained within the body of the kit, and a so-called rat-uum bottle may brserured within the top, the securing inefor tin bottle being instaneed a l11pl' .g a strap 4-H. pretcn ably l: Stoned. iliterzneiliatv oi its ends, to the under-side oi the crown of the top, are by rivet; 17, the strap ends being, provided with fastening means, instancerl as a buckle 48 of suitable coi'istruetion.

A handle i preferably provided upon the top of the kit, exemplified as a standard strap handle 50, having it ends received beneath retaining strips 51, nrferably rireted to the crown of the top, and the base of the kit exemplified as protected from contact with a surlaee upon which it may be placed. as by projecting knobs 52 formed upon the under-side ot the bottom of the. kit body.

Having thus fully described my invention. ahat I. claim as new and desire to secure by LQ-i-ltis Patent. is:

in a lunch kit. the con'ibination of a top .liarizre an upper crown portion formed as the sector oi a cylinder extending longitudh nally of said top. outwardly slanting sides merging into said crown portion, a body, a carryin strap, a hinge extending s'ub's'tair tially throughout. the length of said. top and body at. one of the sides of said top andb'ody, a -1.)lnrality of releasable claspinp; means between the end portions of said top and body at: the other side of said top and body, and a plurality of supporting means at the end portions of said crown portion for said carrying strap, whereby the support for the carrying strap is substantially in cross line with said hingeand respective releasable clasping means.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two sub-- scribing witnesses.

GEORGE P. ALTEN'BERG. VVitnesses i M. F. HAWKINS,

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